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while imports arrive, mostly, from the Far
East, Europe and the Middle East.
" There are
currently 14 dedicated
freighters operating to BLR Airport, and
there is also additional belly capacity in
passenger aircraft. On an average, we have
about 30-33 daily freighter movements at
BLR Airport, " Raghunath notes.
He maintains that BIAL has made
" continuous efforts to improve operational
efficiency by providing state-of-the-art
infrastructure, market-leading technology
and customer service. "
These efforts include operationalization
of a public-bonded warehouse and
an express cargo terminal.
While the public-bonded warehouse
will facilitate re-exports, long-term storage
of bonded cargo and value-added services,
labeling, packing/re-packing, etc.,
the express cargo terminal will ease doing
business and reduce transaction time and
costs for the shipper by providing a dedicated
facility for express courier shipments,
according to Raghunath.
A number of features have been added
to strengthen the airport's technological
prowess and boost the cargo operations.
The features include the Airport Cargo
Community System (ACS), a digital platform
for quicker processing and reducing
duplication of information and streamlining
processes.
The IoT Solution is particularly helpful
to shipping time-sensitive pharma and
perishable products, providing shippers
and carriers real-time temperature data
of the shipments.
What's more, the Envirotainer is an
electronic container facilitating pharmaceutical
companies and their logistics partners
to move temperature-sensitive cargo
worldwide while maintaining the integrity
and quality of products throughout the
transportation.
" We believe technology is crucial for
enabling seamless operations and will
continue to explore and evaluate and bring
innovations in technology to enhance
cargo operations, " Raghunath emphasizes.
Other cargo-boosting initiatives include
a 5-acre dedicated truck-parking facility
and a road feeder service catchment area
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Technology is the key for the airport to
assert its position in a fiercely competitive
environment. Collaborating with foreign
high-tech corporations could become a
game-changing factor for the airport's
future.
Indeed, U.S.-based IBM and BIAL
recently announced a 10-year partnership
for IBM and Kyndryl to provide IT
solutions to create a so-called " Airport in
Box " platform aimed at helping the endto-end
travel experience for passengers at
the airport.
BIAL selected IBM Global Business
Services, IBM hybrid capabilities and
Kyndryl, the new, independent company
that will be created following the separation
of IBM's Managed Infrastructure
Services business, to design and implement
a next generation architecture with robust
and dynamic delivery model.
The platform will also enable BIAL to
improve employee productivity, better utilize
IT assets, reduce costs and improve
incident management.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
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and ground handling, as well as global markets, trade and business.
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